Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 14 March 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Gulika Kalam 06:32 to 08:02. Rahu Kalam 09:31 to 11:01. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:30.00061218Moonset 08:04Moonrise 21:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 14 March 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 05:15 Sun, then Panchami.

Observed today Meena sankranti, chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:31 to 11:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:32 to 08:02
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:04
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:31 to 11:01
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:54
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 05:15 Sun · Panchami until 06:13 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:05, then Swati until 08:01 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:28, then Vyaghata until 12:44 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:02 · Balava until 05:15 Sun · Kaulava until 17:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiSaturday 14 March
  • chaturthiSaturday 14 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 14 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:22 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.